Raptors Clinch Spot in Playoffs

Amir Johnson scored the winning basket with seven seconds left, and the Toronto Raptors clinched their first playoff berth in six seasons by beating the Boston Celtics, 105-103, on Friday night.

DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points as the Raptors won for the 18th time in 24 home games. Terrence Ross had 17 points, Greivis Vasquez scored 15 and Jonas Valanciunas finished with 13.

The Atlantic Division-leading Raptors last reached the playoffs in 2007-08, losing in five games to the Orlando Magic in the first round. This is their sixth playoff berth in 19 seasons.

HEAT 110, PISTONS 78 LeBron James had 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help visiting Miami build a big lead, then rested in the fourth quarter of a rout against Detroit.

The banged-up Heat had little trouble even though they were without Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers, Ray Allen and Greg Oden. Udonis Haslem scored 12 of his 17 points in the first quarter, when James already had seven assists. Greg Monroe and Will Bynum each had 12 points for the Pistons, who honored their 1989 championship team at halftime.

WIZARDS 91, PACERS 78 John Wall scored 20 points, and host Washington avenged two of its biggest losses of the season, never trailing in a win over cold-shooting, turnover-prone Indiana.

Marcin Gortat added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Al Harrington added 12 points, including a personal 10-0 run in the second quarter, for the Wizards, who dropped their first two games against the Pacers this season by a combined 47 points.

Aaron Afflalo, who finished with 17 points, sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds remaining as Orlando won its second straight.

TRAIL BLAZERS 91, BULLS 74 Mo Williams scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures as Portland won on the road for a second straight night with a rout of Chicago.

THUNDER 94, KINGS 81 Kevin Durant scored 29 points to help host Oklahoma City beat Sacramento. Durant has scored at least 25 points in 37 consecutive games, the longest streak since Michael Jordan’s 40-game run for the Chicago Bulls in the 1986-87 season.

TIMBERWOLVES 143, LAKERS 107 Kevin Love had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double, and host Minnesota hammered Los Angeles. Steve Nash made a surprise appearance for the Lakers, picking up 4 points and 6 assists in 14 minutes in just his 12th game of the season. SPURS 133, NUGGETS 102 Marco Belinelli scored 27 points, Tim Duncan added 20 and San Antonio extended its winning streak to 16 by winning in Denver.